Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code FIN

16. Specific lobbying issues

Meetings and calls with Members and staff of House and Senate Committees and agency officials concerning possible legislative and regulatory measures and Congressional studies affecting the hedge fund industry and other alternative investments.
Legislative oversight of implementation of Titles I, II, IV, VII, and IX of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Regulation of non-bank lending activities.

Regulation and oversight of investment advisors.

Financial services regulatory reform in non-U.S. jurisdictions.

H.R.87 -- To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

H.R.1610 -- To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes.

S.712 -- Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011. To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

S.746 -- Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011

H.R.2167 -- Private Company Flexibility Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, allowing private companies to have 1,000 shareholders instead of the current 500 before they're required to publicly disclose their finances.

S.1615 -- Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011. A bill to require enhanced economic analysis and justification of regulations proposed by certain Federal banking, housing, securities, and commodity regulators, and for other purposes.

H.R.2940 -- Access to Capital for Job Creators Act. To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation D.

Pending legislation on a Self Regulatory Organization for investment advisors.

Amendment authored by Senator Mike Crapo to modify Title VII of PL 111-203 -- the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

S.1831 -- Access to Capital for Job Creators Act. A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation D.










S.1871, S.1903 -- Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act. A bill to prohibit commodities and securities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress, to require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transactions, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3644 -- Private Mortgage Market Investment Act. To increase standardization, transparency, and to ensure the rule of law in the mortgage-backed security system, and for other purposes.

Pending legislation to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify the definition of swap dealer.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury - Dept of

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

Meetings and calls with Members and staff of House and Senate Committees and agency officials concerning possible legislation, regulatory measures, and Congressional studies on tax reform issues affecting hedge funds and other alternative investments, including: enterprise value, carried interest, and pass-through entities.
Regulation of passive investment in U.S. securities and other assets by non-U.S. investors.

Tax reform in non-U.S. jurisdictions.

H.R.2003 -- Taxing Speculators out of the Oil Market Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and swaps, and for other purposes.

S. 1346 -- Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act. A bill to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.

H.R.2669 -- Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act. To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.

S.1549 -- American Jobs Act of 2011. A bill to provide tax relief for American workers and businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs.

PL No: 112-25 -- The Budget Control Act of 2011. A bill to create the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to address U.S. deficit issues.

S.1483 -- Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act. A bill to ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations in ways that threaten homeland security, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3313, S.1787 -- Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on certain trading transactions.

PL No: 112-55 -- Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. An act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.

PL No. 112-78 -- Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. An act to extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation, Medicare physician payment, provide for the consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes.

Pending legislation on international tax reform.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of,

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Meetings and calls with Members and staff of House and Senate Committees and agency officials concerning possible legislation and regulatory measures and Congressional studies affecting hedge funds and other alternative investments.
Legislative oversight of implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Commodities and derivatives regulatory reform in non-U.S.. jurisdictions.

H.R. 1610 -- To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1573 -- To facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption.

H.R. 1840 -- Would direct the CFTC to comply with President Obama's Executive Order which calls for certain federal agencies and departments to evaluate the cost of regulations on economic growth, innovation, competitiveness, and job creation.

H.R.2112 -- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012. Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.

H.R.2328 -- End Excessive Oil Speculation Now Act of 2011. To require the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to impose unilaterally position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation, and to take other actions to ensure that the price of crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and heating oil accurately reflects the fundamentals of supply and demand, to remain in effect until the date on which the Commission establishes position limits to diminish, eliminate, or prevent excessive speculation as required by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and for other purposes.

H.R.2003 -- Taxing Speculators out of the Oil Market Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and swaps, and for other purposes.

S.1200 -- End Excessive Oil Speculation Now Act of 2011. A bill to require the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to impose unilaterally position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation, and to take other actions to ensure that the price of crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and heating oil accurately reflects the fundamentals of supply and demand, to remain in effect until the date on which the Commission establishes position limits to diminish, eliminate, or prevent excessive speculation as required by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and for other purposes.

S.1598 -- Anti-Excessive Speculation Act of 2011. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive speculation in commodity markets and excessive speculative position limits on energy contracts, and for other purposes.

H.R.3006 -- Anti-Excessive Speculation Act of 2011. To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive speculation in commodity markets and excessive speculative position limits on energy contracts, and for other purposes.

H.R.2779 -- To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.











H.R.2586 -- Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act. To refine the definition of swap execution facility in the provisions regulating swap markets added by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

S.1619 -- Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011. A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.

Pending legislation regarding the definition of swap dealers.

Amendment authored by Senator Mike Crapo to modify Title VII of PL 111-203 -- the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Pending legislation to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify the definition of swap dealer.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Treasury - Dept of

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization